U.S. Route 26, US-20/WYO 789 to US-20 Bus/US-26 Bus/WYO 257

 

Warning: What follows is 24 photos of what may be the most boring drive in the United States.

AMP: 100

Location: E 2nd St and Idaho St, Shoshoni

Reassurance shield after the junction as these two routes run concurrent for the first time since Atomic City, Idaho

AMP: 99

Location: US-20 and A St, Fremont Cty

US-20/26 closes between here and Casper sometimes. Reassurance shield as we head out of town

AMP: 79

Location: US-20 and Lysite-Moneta Rd, Moneta, Fremont Cty

Welcome to the non-town of Moneta!

AMP: 79

Location: US-20 and Lysite-Moneta Rd, Moneta, Fremont Cty

If you’re stuck in Moneta…well…haha

AMP: 79

Location: US-20 and Lysite-Moneta Rd, Moneta, Fremont Cty

Reassurance shield as we head out of Moneta

AMP: 59

Location: US-20 and County Rd, Hiland

Welcome to the town of Hiland!

AMP: 59

Location: US-20 and County Rd, Hiland

Reassurance shield as we head out of Hiland

AMP: 50

Location: US-20 and CR 104, Natrona Cty

Turn left for CR 104 towards Waltman, right for CR 212 towards the Gas Hills (and WYO 136!)

AMP: 50

Location: US-20 and CR 104, Natrona Cty

Reassurance shield after the county road junction

AMP: 39

Location: US-20 and Notches Rd, Natrona Cty

Junction County Road 106 and 211…sense a numbering pattern here?

AMP: 39

Location: US-20 and Notches Rd, Powder River, Natrona Cty

Welcome to the non-town of Powder River!

AMP: 39

Location: US-20 and Notches Rd, Powder River, Natrona Cty

Reassurance shield as we head out of Powder River

AMP: 38

Location: US-20 and CR 210, Natrona Cty

Left or right for county road 210

AMP: 30

Location: US-20 and Natrona Rd, Natrona, Natrona Cty

Welcome to the non town of Natrona, namesake of the largest county in Wyoming by population. Hard to believe that from right here

AMP: 30

Location: US-20 and Natrona Rd, Natrona, Natrona Cty

Left for CR 126/Beck Rd, right for CR 209/Natrona Rd

AMP: 30

Location: US-20 and Natrona Rd, Natrona, Natrona Cty

Reassurance shield as we head out of the Natrona area

AMP: 18

Location: US-20 and Bucknam Rd, Natrona Cty

Left for CR 125/Bucknam Rd, which heads up towards Bucknam Reservoir

AMP: 16

Location: US-20 and CR 208, Natrona Cty

Right for CR 208…you can start to see Casper Metro in the distance

AMP: 15

Location: US-20 and 33 Mile Rd, Natrona Cty

Left for CR 110/33 Mile Rd, right for CR 206/10 Mile Rd

AMP: 15

Location: US-20 and 33 Mile Rd, Natrona Cty

Reassurance shield after the county roads

AMP: 13

Location: US-20 and 7 Mile Rd, Natrona Cty

Turn right for CR 204…if you turn left you get to Natrona County International (really) Airport, with no commerical international flights, only flights to Salt Lake and Denver and maybe Minneapolis

AMP: 12

Location: US-20 and CR 119, Natrona Cty

Turn left or right for CR 119, turn left to access the US-20/26 frontage road

(Historic Photo: August 2009)

AMP: 6

Location: US-20 and Yellowstone Hwy, Natrona Cty

Get in the left lane to follow Wyoming’s only non-interstate freeway to I-25/US-87

(Historic Photo: August 2009)

AMP: 6

Location: US-20 and Yellowstone Hwy, Natrona Cty

Left to take 20/26 to the interstate, stay straight for 20/26 business into downtown. Turn right for WYO 257 south to WYO 220.

E to WYO 254, W to WYO 134

E to WYO 254, W to WYO 173

E to WYO 258

E to WYO 258

S to WYO 220

E to US-20 Bus/US-26 Bus, W to WYO 173

S to WYO 134, N to WYO 173